Phone Comparison - HTC Explorer vs Sony Xperia Tipo vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Nokia
Announced September 2011 June 2012 February 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Active Black, Active Navy, Metallic Black, Metallic Navy Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm
(4.05 x 2.25 x 0.51 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 108 g (3.81 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 600 MHz Cortex A5, Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.2 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.01% 52.10% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 480p Yes, VGA Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 90 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1500 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 485 h (2G)
Up to 445 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 33 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)